Greens Aerification

Sand Topdressing the Greens 

 Fall greens aerification was completed earlier this week, the entire process was a success. Your maintenance staff got started on Sunday after noon, getting six holes completed before dark. Then on Monday with the golf course closed we completed the remaining thirteen greens. Starting on Sunday night insures that we are completely done by Tuesday and that the golf course can reopen. 

Core Aerification in process 

Core aerifing the greens is one of those necessary evils that helps maintain and continue to protect our investment in the greens. Aerification helps remove unwanted organic matter that can cause the greens to be soft and retain water, replacing that organic matter with sand helps improve firmness and drainage. 

The finished Product  

The finished product looks like the picture above with thousands of neatly filled holes. We will be out rolling the greens periodically to help with smoothness and to help push the holes together while the grass continues to grow. We are hoping that with good weather we should be healed in approximately two weeks.

 

We will be keeping the greens watered to make sure those aerification holes don't dry out. Soft aerified greens are very receptive to golf shots, we are asking that everyone does their part and fixes ball marks.  

Have a good week, we will see you out there 

Respectfully, 

Nick Marfise 

Golf Course Superintendent